Flashing light signal



H. c. BoHNE-r 2,925,638

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H. c. BQHNET FLASHING. LIGHT SIGNAL 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed NOV. 1, 1930 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Dec. 24, 1935. v H, c. BOHNET 2,@2538 A FLASHING LIGHT SIGNAL Filed NOV. l, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR Patented Dec. 24, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE FLASHINGLIGHT SIGNAL Herman C. Bohnet, Lansing, Mich.

Application November 1, 1930, Serial No. 492,827 1 01mm. (c1. 177-329) This invention relates to a trahie signal, the general object of the invention being to provide means for intermittently operating a shutter means which controls the rays of light passing from a lamp to the signal so that the signal will be illuminated at intervals of time, with a magnetic motor for operating the shutter means so that there is no danger of the device interfering with radio and similar devices.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereina-fter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding vparts throughout the several views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of part of the device.

Figure 2 is a sectional View thereof, showing the internal parts in elevation and with the shutter means in closed position.

Figure 3 is a view showing the lshutter means in open position.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an elevation showing a modification.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view through Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a section on line 1-1 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a section von line 8-8 lof Figure 5.

In these drawings, the numeral I indicates a casing which is formed with a window 2 in one side thereof, which contains a lens 3 and a semiconical reflector 4 is provided for directing the rays of light from a lamp 5 through the lens. 'A two-part shutter controls the passage of the rays of light from the lamp through the lens, the two parts of the shutter being shown at 6 and each part is of the substantially crescent shape. 'Each part is pivoted adjacent its lower end to a bracket 1 by a screw 8, the bracket being attached at its lower end to a bushing 9 which is connected to a bracket Il] supported in the casing. A slot II is formed in the lower end of each part of the shutter, inwardly of the pivotal point, and a vertical slot I2 is formed in the bracket 1. A pin I3 passes through the slot II and the slot I2 and Said pin extends horizontally from the upper end of a rod I4 which is supported for sliding movement in the bushing 9 and carries a bearing member I5 at its lower end for a stub shaft which carries a roller I6. A

spring I1 on the lower part of the rod engages the lower end of the bushing 9 and a projection on the rod and tends to hold the rod I4 in lowered position. The roller I6 is adapted to engage a cam I8 fastened to a shaft I9 rotatably sup- 5 ported in the casing and this shaft is connected by the worm gearing 29 with the shaft of a magnetic motor M in the casing.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the spring I1 tends to hold the rod I4 with the pin lo I3 thereon in lowered position and in this position of the pin I3, the shutter parts 6 are held in open position, as shown in Figure 3, so that the rays of light can pass from the lamp through the lens. During the rotation of the shaft I9 15 by the motor, the cam will engage the roller I6 and force the rod I4 upwardly so that the pin I3, engaging the walls of the slots II, will cause the shutter parts 6 to move to closed position, as shown in Figure 2, so that no light rays can 20 pass through the lens. Thus an intermittent opening and closing movement is imparted to the shutters by the motor.

In the modification shown in Figures 5, 6, '7 and 8, the casing I is formed with four windows 25 2', one in each side thereof, and the passage of the rays of light from the lamp 5 through such windows is controlled by a shutter composed of two cylinders 2|, each formed with four openings 22. A magnetic motor M is arranged in the 30 lower part of the casing and a vertical shaft 23 has its lower end attached to a support on the motor. This shaft passes through the bottoms of the two cylinders 2I and has nuts 24 on its upper end for holding the parts together. Anti- 35 friction means 25 are placed between the vbot-Y tom of the inner cylinder and the lowermost nut and anti-friction means 26 are placed between the support on the motor and the bottom of the outer cylinder. A pair of oppositely arranged 40 beveled gears 21 is carried by the shaft 23, these gears being located between the bottoms of the cylinders and a beveled pinion 2B, carried by a horizontal shaft 29, meshes with the gears 21. A pinion 39 on the outer end of the shaft 29, meshes 45 with a segmental gear 3| on the upper end of a lever 32 which has a roller 33 at its lower end which is engaged by a cam 34 carried by a shaft 35 which is connected by the worm gears 39 with the shaft of the motor M. A spring 31 on the 5o shaft 29 has one end connected with a stationary part and its other end with a gear 28 and this spring tends to hold the parts with the roller 33 on the lever 32 against the cam 34. Thus during the rotation of the motor, the cam 34, engaging 55 the roller 33, will swing the lever 32 outwardly and this movement of the lever will be communi- Vcated to the shaft 29 through the gears 30 and 3|, thus causing the gears 21 and 28 to rotate the cylinders 2l in opposite directions so as to bring their openings 22 into alignment and thus permit the light rays from the lamp to pass through theY lenses in the windows. When the cam passes beyond the roller, the spring 31 Will return the parts to their normal position, Where the openings 22 in the cylinders 2| will be out of alignment and thus no light rays can pass through the windows.

Thus it will be seen that in both forms of the invention, a flashing signal is given, which acts toY call attention to the signal and by the use of a magnetic motor, the device will not interfere with radio and similarrdevices,

While the rst form of the invention shows but one window, it will, of course, be understood that the casing can be provided with more than one, though in this case, each window must be controlled by a shutter arrangement similar to thatv same mechanism can be used for stop and go signals with the installation of extra lenses above the ones now shown, and the re-timing of the cams.

It is thought from theforegoing description 5 that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the ,construction and in the combination and arrangement ofthe several parts, pro- 10 vided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:-

A flash signal device comprising a casing hav- 'ing a window therein, a light source located 15 within the casing to project a beam through the Window, a pair of oscillating angularly movable shutters mounted in the casing between the light source and the window, a post acting as a common pivot point of said shutters, a bevel 2o gear connected with each shutter, a bevel gear meshing with the first two bevel gears, a shaft carrying the last said bevel gear, a motor, a cam driven by said motor, an arm having a terminal roller bearing on the periphery of said cam and 25 a segment and gear connection with said shaft to move the shutters into shielding relation with the light source when the roller is on the rise of the cam, and a torsion spring surrounding said shaft to impart the reverse of the rotation im- 30' parted by the cam to move said shutters out of shielding relation when the roller is on the fall of the cam.

HERMAN C. BOHNET. 

